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Record Nr.

UNINA9910795188403321

Titolo

The 1989 revolutions in Central and Eastern Europe : from communism to pluralism / / edited by Kevin McDermott and Matthew Stibbe

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Manchester, England ; ; New York, New York : , : Manchester University Press, , 2013

New York, New York : , : Palgrave Macmillan, , [date of distribution not identified]

©2013

ISBN

1-5261-0347-8

1-5261-0346-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (1 online resource (304 pages))

Disciplina

943.0009048

Soggetti

Post-communism - Europe, Central

Post-communism - Europe, Eastern

Revolutions - Europe, Central - History - 20th century

Revolutions - Europe, Eastern - History - 20th century

Europe, Central Politics and government 1989- Congresses

Europe, Eastern Politics and government 1989- Congresses

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"Konec vla̕dy jedne̕ strany"--Cover.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

The historical longue duree -- The 'Gorbachev factor' -- The East European revolutions : internal and external perspectives -- Then and now : continuity and change in the academic and cultural perceptions of the comunist era and its aftermath.

Sommario/riassunto

"This important book reassesses a defining historical, political and ideological moment in contemporary history: the 1989 revolutions in central and eastern Europe. Adopting a multi-disciplinary approach, the authors reconsider such crucial themes as the broader historical significance of the 1989 events, the complex interaction between external and internal factors in the origins and outcomes of the revolutions, the impact of the 'Gorbachev phenomenon', the West and the end of the Cold War, the political and socio-economic determinants of the revolutionary processes in Poland, Hungary, the German



Democratic Republic, Czechoslovakia, Romania and Bulgaria, and the competing academic, cultural and ideological perceptions of the year 1989 as communism gave way to post-communist pluralism in the 1990s and beyond.  Concluding that the contentious term 'revolution' is indeed apt for the momentous developments in eastern Europe in 1989, this book will be essential reading for undergraduates, postgraduates and specialists alike."--Publisher's description.